Highlight
Sudd swamp in South Sudan is the largest wetland in Africa and one of the largest in the world. Combine a venture of exploration through the Sudd swamp as you encounter and interact with the Mundari and Dinka people on a 6 days Sudd swamp tour with Mundari and Dinka cattle camps. Below is a detailed plan for every activity on each day.
Detailed itinerary
Day 1: Arrival at Juba International Airport.
You will arrive at Juba International Airport, where you will meet our city tour guide to receive and happy welcome to the world’s youngest nation-South Sudan. Your first impression is meeting the tallest people on earth. The rest of the day is to explore, relax, and brief to prepare for the next programs.
Accommodation: Hotel Royal Palace/Pyramid Continental.
Meals: Not included on the arrival day.
Day 2: Drive for 3 hours to Bor – visit fish landing site & proceed to explore Sudd Swamp.
After your breakfast, you will drive for 3 hours to Bor town, arrive, and check into the hotel Freedom/Park Palace. After which, you will visit the fish landing site to explore the different types of fish being sold and how they are packaged for later loading in the trucks for exportation to the rest of the African countries of Congo, Uganda, and Kenya.
Thereafter, you take a boat through the Nile to explore the beauty of the Sudd swamp, and you will experience some bird species like shoebill, great white pelican, black crowned crane, black tern, etc. Continue with the cruise to visit the communities living in the Sudd highlands. You will have your packed lunch here while relaxing and interacting with the fishermen. After the amazing experience, you will then cruise back to Bor town for your overnight.
Accommodation: Freedom Hotel/ Park Palace Hotel.
Meals: Dinner served at the hotel.
Day 3: Breakfast – cross the Nile by boat to the Dinka cattle camp – Awerial Lake State.
You will have your nice breakfast at the hotel, after which our local guide and driver will meet and transfer you to the boat site to board the boat through the Nile to the Dinka cattle camps in Awerial areas. (For about a 1-hour cruise).
Arrive and relax, have lunch ready prepared by our chef in the camp. This time, the cows will still be at the grazing fields, not until 4-5 pm when they return, but with that, you will still experience some few activities like cleaning and drying of cow dug, story telling with elders, take a walk to the river to experience the fishing activities, and enjoy water waves, the cold breath of the fresh waters of the Nile. You will then return to the camp to meet cows arriving back from grazing fields and immerse yourselves in Dinka sunset activities.
Accommodation: Quality tents with a mattress and pillow provided.
Meals: Lunch and Dinner served by our senior chef.
Day 4: Morning experience with Dinka sunrise activities – to the Mundari cattle camp.
After sunrise, experience with Dinka, have your nice breakfast, you will then pack and drive for 2 hours to the Mundari cattle camp. First, before arriving at the Mundari cattle camp, you will en route visit the largest Mundari village by the riverside, thereafter, pass by to visit the Mundari busy market in Terek eka town, where you also enjoy fresh fish tilapia/Nile perch as your lunch.
You will then proceed to the cattle camp to meet the cows arriving back from the grazing field. Immerse yourselves in the sunset activities of tying cows, massaging of bulls, drum beating to welcome/ call cows back from grazing, singing of songs praising loved bulls, and enjoy the smoky arena with a beautiful sunset.
Accommodation: Quality tents with a mattress and pillow provided.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served by our senior chef.
Day 5: Morning experience with Mundari sunrise activities – drive to Juba.
You will wake up to have your last photography with the Mundari sunrise activities, of urine wash, cow blowing as a way to stimulate cow produce milk, preparation and serving of coffee, cleaning and spreading of cow dung to dry, massaging of bulls, milking, etc.
Enjoy your breakfast and thereafter load and drive to Juba. The rest of the day is to explore, relax, and organize for your flight back home.
Accommodation: Hotel Torit.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
Day 6: Breakfast and transfer to Juba airport for your flight back home.
After a nice breakfast, our city tour guide will transfer you to the Juba airport for your flight back to your next destination.
End of trip.